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E. K. BAKER.

PNEUMATIC TIRE CASING.

APPLICATION FILED nor. 3:, 1914.

PatentedSept. 2, 1919.

E. K. BAKER.

PNEUMAHC TIRE CASING.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-31,1914.

PatentedSept. 2, 1919.

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JEHEUIx-EATIC-TIZRE EAT" 'ZZ whom may 0021609??? it known that l, hum; lli'xe llamas, a. citizen the United lii'tli and a resident of Chicago, county oi? Coon lllinois, have invented certaii i'ul linpi'ovements in itnemuatic-Tl.I.e Casings, of which the iiolioiving a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in pneui'i'la'lic tire casings and to improvements in the art of manufacturing the same.

.lhe object of my invention is to overcome dii'licnlties in the manufacture of such tire casas are generally disclosed in Letters Patent Number 780,209, 855,326 and 903,71i, and to produce a practical tire casing posscssihg superiorv qualities. A. special object of my invention is to eflectivcly embed the non-stretchable rings in the base flanges or portions of such casin and make them. true integral. parts of the unitary structure. Other jccts of my invention will appear hereinafter.

My invention consists pr arily in forming the carcass of the tire casing with internal open grooves in the base port-ions or flanges, then inserting the metallic Ii .4 and then forcibly closing the grooves by com-- pressing the inner parts the base portions upon respective rings, and thus. securely embedding the rings in, and uniiiying them With, the base portions. My invention also resides in the products of the process here briefly described.

My invention will be more readily nnderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which I have illustrated the manner in which I prefer to carry out my process; also the means employed, and also my novel products. I have not attempted to show a complete annular tire casing, nor 1 the annularly complete parts used in build: ing the same, for the simple cross sectional views are suiiicient to clearly explain the in vention to one skilled in the art. In said drawings, Figure 1 is a cross section of the mold core and a tire carcass built thereon; Fig. 2 shows the core and carcass inclosed in the external mold; Fig. 3 shows the mannor of stripping the carcass from the core, after removal from the external mold; Fig,

4i shows a cross section of the carcass alter 1t is stripp d from the core, in readinass to receive the endless metal rings; Fig. 5

Specification of Elsttcrs Yaten't.

KING.

.liatented Sept. 2, 3%319.

shows the manner in which I prefer to compress or close the base portions upon rcspec iii Ve rr this being accomplished by an. ontwai. inded transversely split ringl substantially oi the ions of the Wheel llmfill upon which the is intended to be Fig. 6 like unto Fig. 5 and shows the method of applying the tread portion to the carcass; l 1s a cross section of a completed tire casing; Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a base portion containing an and less ring of modified cross section; Figs. 9, l0 and 11 represent several stages in the mai'infacture of a tire casing of the form indicated in Fi 8; Fig. 12 is a section of that completed casing; Fig. 13 represents further modified form of the base portion and contained ring; Fig. 1 2 is a detail of the ring shown in 13; Figs. 15, 16, l7, l8

and 19 represent still further modifications of the base portions and rings; Fig. 20 shows a core and both a carcass and a tread portion built thereon; 21 illustrates the manner in Wliiel. the treaded carcass of 20 is cured; and 23 depict base pinching; or con'n'nessing devices of modfied .iorm; zi lshows the parts in p sition for the secondary vulcanization or setting of the tire bases upon their embedded rings;

and Pi 25 is a cross section of a com leted tire made in the mannershown in Figs. 20 to 24-.

[is indicated by these drawings and as will be better understood from the following; description, the means employed in carso rying out the process and also the construction of the tire casing may be variously modified Without departing from the spirit of the invention; and the invention is not confined to the specific steps, details or forms herein shown.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7, it Will be seen that in carrying out my process I preferably employ an annular mold. core, 1, which is characterized by ribs or beads, 2, 2, and the conical surfaces 3, 3. Upon this core I construct, by hand ,or by machine, the carcass A, the same preferably comprising several layers of rubberized fabric. The first layers are forced into the grooves, 4, back of the ribs, 2, 2. I then place the relatively imcompressible filler rings, a, in the resultant grooves of the fabric. The outer layers of the carcass fabric are then applied and the.

inner edges of the fabric made to cover or.

inc-lose the fillers, (a, a. Upon completion of this operatic" l inclese the mold and in the divided external mold, 5, 5,

and therein vz'zlcunize the on 58. I next m ve the mold ports, 5, 5; 2. d then, as

meted in ifig. J). l loosen. the base portions, E, from the beetle, :2, and strip the carcass from the core, ll. At this stage the carcass has the cross sectional appearance shown in F l; and it ill be noted that the base portions, E, ii, contain internal ennuler grooves, C, (I. I then place the endless metal rings, D, D, in the grooves, 3,

- as indicated by the dotted circles in Fig. l.

In preparing" the carcass in the manner described, I .erc the base portions, B, inwardly toward the asis oi": the tire casing and prefereblymake, the grooves of such depththet when. first pieced. thereon the rings do not bottom in them. Having thus placed the rings I insert air bag, 6, and

then place the carcass on the mold ring, 7. this secondary moldis of substantially the same cross section as the wheel rim open which the complemcl tire is to be used. Preferably, it is a transversely split and integrally flanged metal rin The split in the ringis shown by the line, 8, in Fig. 5. This line may be irregular to furnish interlocking points, that serve to hold the ends in elinement when the ring. is expanded .within' the carcass. I "prefer also that the middle portion, 7, of the ring shell be bowed outwardly shown, "to lift the bases and aid in overcoming their tendency to sag even after the secondary vulcanization. The ring is first contracted or collupsed and loosely lodged upon the buses, B. y it is then expanded until the ends of the ring snap together, whichexgeuding action (extends the l)1S(;S,B, by forcing them outwardly This action rolls the base portions outwardly with respect. tothe center axis of the tire and puts the parts which contain the fillers, a, a,undercompression and thus eiiectively closes the grooves, C, Q coinpressing the base portions firmly upon. the

respective rings. 'As well. depicted in Fig. 5, this pinching orcompression causes the upstanding portlons, B, of; the bases to lopcover rings, which are thus .r'irinlyembedded or fastened 1n thc-hases. l Pl8.

for 'this method of closing the grooves and compressing the upstanding portions, B, to be; functionally equivelentbut more diflicult operation of forcing the upstanding portions outwardly from points. within the core, As the next step I proceed to apply the tread portion, Tl; as. indicated by the dotted linein Fig.

- ihflate the sirlmgll, which gives the carcass "1 sufhcient r gidity to withstand. the forces used in applying thetreadf It also provides suiiicient force to hold the ring contaming base, portions under compression Before doing. so ,1,

rem-nee while they are being setl. After putting on the trezul wruppings 10, the parts are secondarily and finally vulcanized. Thus while the thread is being vulcanized, the vulcanization of the carcass and its base portions is completed and it is obvious that this notion unifies the hose portions enl containing rings and gives the hose portions the permanent set required to prevent their return to the condition of 4:, when the wruppings l0 and the mold ring 7 are rei'novcd. The resultant form of the e0m pleted tire casing and the fixed positions are provided with grooves, e, in their inner sides. In assemblin the parts in. the described manner the 8, 11 and 152. In this Way the grooves in base material is forced into these grooves, as clearly shown in Figs.

the losses are obliterated end the rings are firmly embedded inend unified with the 3 portions of the i ii to 19,

. 1 end the manner oi embedding The ring shown in Figs. 13 and 14.- is formed with e sharp rib or number of sharp points, F, which aid in securingthe ring in place.

In l5 and 16 l have shown the manner in which I complete the closure of the grooves by means of a filling, G, of soft otherprecticel forms oi the metal rubber. In practice the filling material is K preferably inserted in the grooves with the rings and is squeezed out, shown in Figs. 15 and 16, when the besesare compressed. To overcome objections urged to the use of an sir beg, ligand to otherwise somewhat simplify the manufacture of my novel cesing sometimes employ the modified epperetus shown in Figs. .20 to In this modification of my process I build both the A mw carcass, A, end treed, T, on the inner core, 1, before I inclose the some in the external mold, 5'. Thus 1t comes from the mold in the torn; shown in Fig. 22. At

such time I place the endless rings in the base grooves and also put the hollow steamring, 9, into the carcass. The steam ring preferably endless and, 9, represents its steam feed nipple or stem. The inner-side surface, 9 oh the steam ring is of the form which is to be given to the outer surfeces of the base portions, B of the finished tire. Obviohsly the diameter of the ring is the same as the corresponding diameter of the finished tire. Having thus assembled" the parts, I apply the secondary split mold ring, 7, as before. This havingbeen put in place, I furnish steam to the hollow ring, 9; at a temperature and long enough to complete the vulcanization and setting of the bases, B When the parts, 9, and, Z, are removed the finished tire is found in the appearance of Fig. 25.

My process possesses advantages Which at once will be apparent to one skilled in the art; and the described product is superior to all kindred products; chiefly by reason of the freedom imparted to the sides ofv Having thus described my invention 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. The herein described improvement, comprising a tire casing provided with internally grooved base portions, filler cores of relatively incompressible material enveloped by said base portions, and rings of incompressible material embedded in the grooves of said base portions, said being provided with sharpened spurs adapted to penetrate the base portions and retain rings in the said grooves, substantially as described.

The herein described improvement comprising a tire casing provided with in ternally grooved base portions,filler cores of relatively incompressible material enveloped by said base portions, inextensible rings of incompressible material and irregular contour embedded in respective grooves of said base portions, and said base portions being compressibly embedded in the irregularities of said rings and being thereby firmly anchored.

3. The herein described improvement comprising a tire casing provided with internally grooved base portions, filler cores of relatively incompressible material enveloped by said base portions, inextensible rings of incompressible material and 1rregular contour positioned in respective grooves of said base portions, and the Walls of each 'groove being intimately conformed to the irregular contour of the inentensible rings, whereby the rings and base portions are firmly united.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my'hand, this 28th day of October, 1914, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

3 ERLE KING BAKER,

Witnesses:

JAMrs S. Donor, Jn, L. A. PLAGGE. 

